Bluebells
(Campanula rotundifolia)

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Beautiful by Design

Five Plans for
Narrow Strips

The Straight & Narrow
The Rainbow's End
77 Sunset Strip
Go Native
When Sunny Gets Blue

The Straight & Narrow

A. New Mexican Privet* (Forestiera neomexicana) – 2

B. Creeping Oregon Grape (Mahonia repens) – 8

or Selfheal (Prunella grandiflora) – 8

C. Winter Fat* (Ceratoides lanata) – 5

D. Leadplant* (Amorpha canescens) – 1

E. Western Virgin's Bower (Clematis ligusticifolia) – 3

or Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) – 3

or Silver Lace Vine (Polygonum aubertii) – 3

F. Ozark Sundrop (Oenothera missouriensis) – 7

G. Woadwaxen (Genista tinctoria) – 10

H. Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans) – 2

or Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) – 2

I. Winecup (Callirhoe involucrata) – 28

* Plants A, C & D will require periodic pruning to stay within the 2' boundary.

* Plant A is pruned as a small tree.





		Winecup (Callirhoe involucrata)

Creeping Oregon Grape (Mahonia repens)


Ozark Sundrop (Oenothera missouriensis)

The Rainbow's End

A. Lavender Cotton (Santolina chamaecyparissus) – 3

B. Winecup (Callirhoe involucrata) – 1

C. Partridge Feather (Tanacetum densum) – 2

D. Sulfur Flower (Eriogonum umbellatum) – 4

E. Basket of Gold (Aurinia saxatilis) – 5

F. Bluebells (Campanula rotundifolia) – 3

G. Paperflower (Zinnia grandiflora) – 4

H. Hens & Chicks (Sempervivum sp.) – 5

I. Yellow Hardy Iceplant (Delosperma nubigenum) – 3

J. Catmint (Nepeta x faassenii) – 2

Blue Fescue (Festuca ovina glauca) – optional


Winecup (Callirhoe involucrata)	Basket of Gold (Aurinia saxatilis)

Apache Plume
(Fallugia paradoxa)

77 Sunset Strip

A. Annual Mallow (Lavatera trimestris) – 7

B. Blue Oat Grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens) – 6

C. Fourwing Saltbush (Atriplex canescens) – 2

D. Faassen's Catmint (Nepeta x faassenii) – 17

E. Apache Plume ( Fallugia paradoxa) – I

F. Prairie Sagewort (Artemisia ludoviciana) – 4

G. Sulfur Flower (Eriogonum umbellatum) – 33

H. Creeping Oregon Grape ( Mahonia repens) – 11

I. Gambel Oak* (Quercus gambelii) – 2

or New Mexican Privet (Forestiera neomexicana) – 2

* Plants are pruned as small trees.

Plants are hushes if not pruned.


Faasen's Catmint (Nepeta x faassenii)

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A. Leadplant (Amorpha canescens) – 4

B. Snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae) – 14

C. Sulfur Flower (Eriogonum umbellatum) – 24

D. Blue Mist Penstemon (Penstemon virens) – 14

E. Blue Grama Grass (Bouteloua gracilis)
– Seed May through July.

F. Pussytoes (Antennaria rosea) and flagstones
– Enough to fill space between stones.


	Pussytoes (Antennaria rosea)
Leadplant (Amorpha canescens)

When Sunny Gets Blue


Atlas Daisy (Anacyclus depressus)	Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon strictus)

A. Fernbush (Chamaebatiaria millefolium) – 1 (optional)

B. Sea Holly (Eryngium planum) – 3

C. Moonshine Yarrow (Achillea x 'Moonshine') – 2

D. Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon strictus) – 3

E. Blue Flax (Linum perenne) – 3

F. Pink Iceplant (Delosperma cooperi) – 3

G. Blue Wooly Speedwell (Veronica pectinata) – 2

H. Double Bubble Mint (Agastache cana) – 2

I. Bladderpod (Alyssoides utriculata) – 2

J. Dotted Gayfeather (Liatris punctata) – 3

K. Atlas Daisy (Anacyclus depressus) – 4

Blue Fescue (Festuca ovina glauca) – 5


Double Bubble Mint (Agastache cana)

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